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While many believe young people are becoming more liberal, data shows that 12th grade boys are nearly twice as likely to identify as conservative compared to liberal. Around 25% of high school seniors identify as conservative while only 13% identify as liberal. In contrast, the share of 12th grade girls identifying as liberal has risen to 30%. Many factors may contribute to this trend, including the rhetoric of Donald Trump which appealed to disaffected young men, and the focus of progressive movements on issues of gender and racial equality which some young men perceive as a "matriarchy." However, most high school seniors claim no political identity, and many boys in high school do not actively discuss

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[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well you blamed the left when honestly that's about two people in Congress, the liberals are centrists whose job it is to keep another general strike from happening.

Why not blame the right? They're the ones literally pushing toxic shit on our kids and wanting to start child labor back up.

I sure as hell don't blame the left. Without the left my kid and your nephew would be working in a mine or factory. And you and I would still be working 80 hours a week to survive.

[–] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You completely misunderstood my original post, and from the looks of it, you're doing it on purpose. Bye.

[–] treefrog@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You literally blamed the left for your kid not getting mental health care. Was the first thing you said yet I misunderstood?

Yeah, good riddance lady.